Nonrefillable bottle



J 1949- w. F. OWEN NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE Filed Feb. 25, 1946\IH'IIIIIIIIII' Inventor William E own Patented Jan. 18, 1949 TED STATES"PATENT OFFICE 2 ,459,450 5 somml msome William Ebwen, film. Beach, Fla.assume February 23, 1254's, serial No. 649,558

IGlaims.

Th ven onias sse te h in idfi lu a d in i'acc anvi s raw ng qli i of abottleQan object of which i's'to provide means Wherebythe same cannotberefilled after the insertion of my closure therefor. Y y

Another object of the' invention is to provide a bottlecIosureproVidedwItha circuitouso'uflet.

Another objectoijthe invention i s"to"provide a bottle stopper providedwith an outlet passage and an air seal which will "prevent refillingthroughthe passage. n I t y I V A primary object' of 'theinvention isthe provision of means'wher'ebya 'bottle'when' once filled can not berefilledjwith 'ajspurious liquor.

Other features and advantages will "become morereadilyfapparent frointhe following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings inwhich: I I V t Figure l is a vertical sectional view of'the' inventionshown'inuprightpo'sltion, I

Figure 2 isja, like view, the bottle'being' inverted,

Figure 3 is a "sectional view takenpn line's-3 ofFigure 1, u

Figure 4 is' asi'milar view taken on line l -l of Figure 1, and I Figure5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

While one embodiment of measurements illustrated in the abovereierred tpit is to be understood that they are merely for the purpose oiillustration and thatvarious changes in constructioninay be resortedtdinthe course; of manufacture in' order that the "invention" may beutilized to the'bestadvaritafge according'to circumstahc s which "mayarise} without in"a'ny way ep ting from the spir t} an is stated theprimary field of utility of theiiivention it remainsfobviojus that it beemployed in any other aasaeltywhereina iiiay be found applicable. H U It t In the accompanying drawings, and inthe following specification, thesame reference characters are used to designate the same parts andelements throughout and in which HI, refers to the invention in itsentirety and II, indicates a bottle, the neck I! of which is providedwith valve seats l3 and I4, and upon seat |3 normally rests a floatingvalve |5,.provided with a cylindrical upper wall It, and flat bottomandtop walls I] and I8. The wall I9, surrounding valve I5, is fluted andthe space between valve seats l3 and I4, is sufilcient to permitunseating of valve I 5, upon 2 inverting the bottle H, to permit liquidin the bottle to flow out around the valve.

, The wall 20, surrounding valve 2|, seating normally on the valve seatI4, is also fluted for perinitting liquid to pass between the valve andthe said wall upon inverting the bottle. Slightly above the top flatwall 22 of valve 2| is provided an annularinner, groove 23, adjacent theupper end" 24 of neck |2 between which groove and the seat j It thevalve 2|, is movable. This valve is non fioating.

ifter the bottle is originally filled and the valves I5 and 2| droppedinto place upon their respective seats, the bottle cap 25 is forced toits seat inthe upper end 24 ofthe bottle neck. This clip hasprojectingdown from its lower wall 26 a series of annularlyspaced'fingers 21, 28 and 29, each provided with a right angularprojection 30, adapted to be sprung into the annular groove 23,"throughthe inclination of the inner beveled surface 3|, forming the mouth ofthe bottle. The annular flange 32 of the cap is adapted to seat flushupon the upper edge 33 of the bottle neck andbe sealed thereto by asuitable cement 314.

'The cap 25 is preferably dome-shaped (but notfiecessarily'so) and isprovided with an in- Ver'ted U-shaped passage 35, an elongated extension3li whic h opens into the chamber 31, betweenwall 22 of valve 2| andwall 26 of the cap. The f'oreshoitened end 38 of passage 35" terminatesabove the upper wall 35 of an inclined'tubular' outlet 40, the end 41 ofwhich projects Slightly beyond the wallsurface 412 of the cap. The wall39 terminates short of the inner wall 43 0f passage 35 which is returnedinwardly to efiect an entrance of said passage into the tube 4 0, whichextends inwardly of the cap to beyond the vertical center thereof.

Following'the outline of the passage 35 and ihwardlythereof is arelatively small air passage 44, the inner'end 45 of which also enterschamber 31, and theouter end 46 of which terminates slightly spaced fromthe inner terminal 45 of a similar air tube 41, the outer end 48 ofwhich terminates with the'end 4| of spout 40.

Upon inverting the bottle I the liquid therein will flow through valveseat opening 49 between the fluted passages 50, past unseated valve |5,through fluted passages 5|, into chamber 31, and thence through passage35 and tube 40, as indicated by arrows in Figure 2. However, the bottlecan not be refilled due to the fact that if liquid could be gottenthrough the circuitous passage 35, it would be stopped by the heavyunfloatable valve 2|, which valve could not be ner and that itssimplicity, accuracy and' ease of operation are such as to provide arelativelyinexpensive device considering what it will accomplish andthat it will find an important place in the art to which it appertainswh-en lonce placed on the market.

It is thought that persons skilled in the'art to which the inventionrelates willbe ,able to, obtain a clear understanding of the inventionwithfiuted=inner walls and spaced valve seats,

bottle, said cap having an annular flange sealed to the bottle neck, anda gap in said air passage.

4. The combination of a bottle having a neck with fluted inner walls andspaced valve seats, valves mounted on the seats, one valve being a floatvalve and the other a non-float valve, a cap having an outlet passageand being permanently fixed to the neck, together with means in the neckand upon the cap for permanent fixture of the 'cap; on'j tl rje neck;said passage being I U- shaped, 'an inclined tube connecting therewith,an air passage for permitting air to enter the bottle, said cap havingan annular flange sealed to the bottle neck.

5.' The combination of a bottle having a neck wal ves mounted on theseats, one valve being a float valve and the other a non-float valve, a

after considering the description in connection 1 .j

with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded asunnecessary.

Changes in shape, size and rearrangement of details and parts such ascome within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to, inactual practice, if desired.v

' Having now described the invention that which is claimed to be new anddesired to be procured by Letters Patent is:

1; The combination of a bottle having a neck with .fiuted inner wallsand spaced valve seats, valves mounted'on the seats, one valve being afloat valve and the other a non-float valve, a cap having an outletpassage and being permanently fixed to the neck, together with means inthe neck and upon the cap for permanent fixture of the cap on the neck,saidpassage being u shaped, an inclined tube connecting therewith, anair passage for permitting. air to enter the bottle, said cap having anannular flange sealed to the bottle neck, a gap in said air passage,said tube forming a spout and projecting beyond the outer surface ofthecap.

2. The combination of a bottle having a neck with fluted inner walls andspaced valve seats,v valves mounted on the seats, one valve being afloat valve and the other a non-fioat valve, a cap having an outletpassage and being permanently fixed to the neck, together with means inthe neck and upon the cap for permanent fixture of the cap on the neck,said passage being U -shaped, an inclined tube connecting therewith, anair passage for permitting air to enter the bottle, said cap having anannular flange sealed to the bottle neck, a gap in said air passage,said tube forming a spout. l

3. The combination of a bottle having a nec I with fluted inner wallsand spaced valve seats valves mounted on the seats, one valve being afloat valve and the other a non-float valve, a cap having an outletpassage and being permanently fixed to the neck, together with means inthe neck and upon the, cap for permanent fixture of the cap on the neck,said passage being U shaped, an inclined tube connecting thereWith,-' anair passage for permitting air to enter the can having an outlet passageand being permanently fixed to the neck; together with means in the neckand upon-the cap for permanent fixture of thecap on the neck, saidpassage being U-shaped an inclined tube connecting therewith,,and arrairpassage for'permitting airto,

having anoutlet passage andbeing permanently fixed to' the neck,together with means in the neck and uponthe .capfor permanent fixture ofthe cap on. the'neck, said passagebeing U -shaped, and an inclinedtube'connecting therewith.

7. The combination of abottle having a neck with fluted inner walls andspaced valve seats, valves mounted on the seats,one valve being afloat'valve and the other a non-float valve, a cap having an outletpassage and'being permanently fixed to the neck, together with means inthe neck and upon the cap for permanent fixture of the caponthe neck,said passage being U- shaped;

. r H WI LLIAM F. OWEN.

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